Southern Tier council to rank projects vying for $750M in state funding

5:52 PM,
Jun. 26, 2014

Seated at a Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council meeting in January are, from left, Corning Enterprises President Tom Tranter, Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy and Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger.

Written by

Steven Howe

In upcoming weeks, the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council will rank 179 project proposals vying for a share of $750 million in state funding.

The Southern Tier region is competing against nine other economic development councils in the state.

In 2013, the Southern Tier region - which consists of Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins counties - was awarded $81.9 million in state funds for 87 projects and was one of the "top performers" in the state. ...